Automatic media sort, data proof and distribution machines





1. IN A MACHINE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A CONTROL UNIT FOR RECEIVING BOTH ITEM AMOUNTS AND PIECES OF MEDIA CONTAINING THOSE AMOUNTS; AND A REMOTELY SITUATED SORTER UNIT OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTROL UNIT AND HAVING TABLE MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE PIECES OF MEDIA ENTERED INITIALLY INTO THE CONTROL UNIT; SAID CONTROL UNIT COMPRISING MANIPULATIVE MEANS FOR SINGULAR ENTERING OF EACH ITEM AMOUNT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MACHINE, THROAT MEANS FOR SINGULAR ENTERING OF EACH PIECE OF MEDIA TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MACHINE, TOTALIZER MEANS FOR RECEIVING EACH ITEM AMOUNT ENTERED INTO THE MACHINE THROUGH SAID MANIPULATIVE MEANS, TABLE MEANS FOR GUIDING AND SUPPORTING WITHIN SAID CONTROL UNIT EACH PIECE OF MEDIA ENTERED INTO THE MACHINE, THROUGH SAID THROAT MEANS, RECORDING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TABLE MEANS FOR RECORDING ON EACH PIECE OF MEDIA WHILE SUPPORTED THEREBY THE RELATED ITEM AMOUNT THEREOF AS RECEIVED WITHIN SAID TOTALIZER MEANS; SAID SORTER UNIT MEDIA RECEIVING TABLE MEANS BEING ALIGNED WITH SAID CONTROL UNIT TABLE MEANS FOR RECEIVING MEDIA THEREFROM; AND SAID CONTROL UNIT FURTHER COMPRISING TRANSPORT MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS SAID TABLE MEANS AND EFFECTIVE FOR TRANSFERRING THEREALONG AND TO SAID SORTER UNIT TABLE MEANS EACH PIECE OF MEDIA RECEIVED THROUGH SAID THROAT MEANS AFTER THE ITEM AMOUNT THEREOF HAS BEEN RECORDED THEREON BY SAID RECORDING MEANS. 